Sure, a 1-0 win in the Europa League semi-final first leg against Celta Vigo means his Manchester United side are set to progress to a major European final. However, a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal didn't just hit the Red Devils' hopes of making the Premier League's top four.

Perhaps more importantly for the (no longer quite so) Special One, the loss at the Emirates was the first time he had ever been beaten by his long-time rival Arsene Wenger.

With that horrible fact no doubt gnawing away at him, Mourinho could do with some good news. Unfortunately for him, the table you can see below is only going to make matters worse.

Why? Because incredibly, when it comes to the simple act of running around, we can reveal Man United are ROCK BOTTOM of the Premier League.

Oh dear, Jose (Image: 2016 Getty Images)

The table shows the total distance each Premier League team has covered so far this season, in kilometres.

Liverpool are clear at the top of the list, by some distance. Jurgen Klopp's men have got through a remarkable 4,203 kilometres of running between them in 2016/17 - a massive 120 kilometres more than any other side.

That fact probably doesn't come as too much of a surprise. After all, Liverpool's style of play is all about pressing and high energy. Similarly, the news Burnley come in second, with 4,083 kilometres, is not entirely expected. Like Klopp, Sean Dyche demands his side cover a lot of ground.

Liverpool and Burnley: the marathon men (Image: Michael Regan)

But take a look at the other end of the table, and you might get a bit of a shock.

Check out the side down in twentieth position. Rock bottom. Dead last.

Incredibly, Jose Mourinho's men have only run a grand total of 3,708 kilometres so far this season.

That is nearly 500 kilometres less than Klopp's boys from Anfield, and 300 kilometres less than Pep Guardiola's troops at the Etihad.